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3 Best LLC Services in New York (2026): Cost Calculator

New York LLC formation services, 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), New York Registered Agent.ai ($199) and NY Registered Agent.org ($199) are the best value, in that order. Inputs give three-year service totals of $397 to $597; the $200 that New York charges to file is the same in every calculation.
Calculated by the Formation Calc editorial team

Result order: Formula: 41% cost, 27% coverage, three lesser terms. Details

Results in brief

Fee at the filing office$200dos.ny.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Year-one band$199State fee not in these
Results after 3 years$397 to $597Year one plus two renewals
State total, years 1 to 3$209Outside the formula
Totals cross atNone in ten yearsOrder holds for ten years

Ranked results

Results sit in value order, with inputs taken from company pages. The $200 state fee stays outside the service prices.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for the most filing work per dollar

Leads the results
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$199/yr
Result at year 3$597
$199 annually, renewing at $199

Mainstay Filing gives the best result in New York: inputting $199 a year covers the filing, the agent for service of process and the biennial statement, with year two at $199.

New York Registered Agent.ai is $200 lower at year three, but the 27% coverage term still ranks this one first.

The biennial statement is filed for you, and the $9 state fee is passed along at cost.

Inputs covered

  • The LLC formation filing
  • Registered agent for the full year
  • Biennial statement, filed when due
  • EIN application prepared
  • No markup on government fees

Adds up well

  • $199 for the full package
  • It prepares the EIN application
  • No increase at renewal ($199)

Adds up badly

  • $100 more a year than New York Registered Agent.ai after year one
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2. New York Registered Agent.ai: best for the smallest three-year result

Local result
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 to form, $99 yearly after

New York Registered Agent.ai holds position 2 because $199 to open, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

The biennial statement is not among the things this price pays for.

Inputs covered

  • Formation handled for you
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

  • Agent included to start
  • $199 on top of the state fee
  • $99 a year after that

Adds up badly

  • Nothing in the price pays for the biennial statement
  • $99 extra for the EIN
3

3. NY Registered Agent.org: best for owners who prepare their own reports

Local result
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 to form, $99 yearly after

NY Registered Agent.org holds position 3 because $199 to open, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

The biennial statement is not among the things this price pays for.

Input for input, it ties New York Registered Agent.ai.

Inputs covered

  • Formation handled for you
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

  • Agent included to start
  • $99 a year after that
  • $199 on top of the state fee

Adds up badly

  • Nothing in the price pays for the biennial statement
  • $99 extra for the EIN

Year-by-year totals

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2New York Registered Agent.ai$199$298$397$595Open New York Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3NY Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Open NY Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, calculated from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. The order of results holds for ten years.

The calculator

Enter a number of years and the calculator recomputes each service's running total; tick the box to add each provider's EIN application.
Running total over 3 years: Mainstay Filing $597, New York Registered Agent.ai $397, NY Registered Agent.org $397. Lowest at that point: New York Registered Agent.ai.

The government inputs, New York

InputAmountSource
Articles filing$200dos.ny.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Biennial statement$9 every two yearsdos.ny.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Three-year state total$209Inputs added together
State result = filing fee + the two later reports + any minimum tax. Open-ended costs get a mention but no number.

The working behind New York

Mainstay Filing did better than New York Registered Agent.ai on filing work in the price, a 27% term.

Work covered per dollar tipped the formula, since the biennial statement comes with the price.

Put the EIN application into the formula and the totals cross in year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes New York Registered Agent.ai.

How New York describes its LLC filing fee and filing requirements

The company is formed when the New York Secretary of State accepts the Articles of Organization (Form DOS-1336-f) and $200. The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC; naming a registered agent is optional.

  • Publication: within 120 days, a notice runs for six weeks in two county newspapers (the papers set their own charges), then a Certificate of Publication is filed for $50.
  • Tax Department LLC fee (Form IT-204-LL): $25 a year for a single-member LLC with New York-source income; partnership LLCs pay more.

Cited at: dos.ny.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}

Filing it yourself

Do-it-yourself result: $209 paid to the state across three years. A service at $397 to $597 is what avoiding the forms costs.

Questions

What do LLC formation services cost in New York?

Year one calculates to $199 before the $200 filing fee.

What do these services calculate to over three years?

Year one plus two renewals calculates to $397 to $597.

How much does New York charge to file an LLC?

The filing fee is $200, entered on the Articles of Organization (Form DOS-1336-f).

What does New York charge each year after formation?

The repeating input is the biennial statement, at $9 every other year (during the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years).

Is the EIN application part of the price?

Mainstay Filing -> included; New York Registered Agent.ai -> $99 more; NY Registered Agent.org -> $99 more.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

No crossing within ten years; no service passes another.

Which LLC formation service calculates best in New York?

By the five-term formula the New York order is Mainstay Filing, New York Registered Agent.ai and NY Registered Agent.org, led by Mainstay Filing on filing work in the price.

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Input sources

  1. We entered New York Department of State after reading dos.ny.gov in August 2026.
  2. We entered New York Department of State after reading filing.dos.ny.gov in August 2026.
  3. We entered New York report due date after reading nysenate.gov in August 2026.
  4. We entered NY Limited Liability Company Law after reading nysenate.gov in August 2026.
  5. We entered New York formation fee: Filing after reading dos.ny.gov in October 2026.
  6. We entered New York registered agent statute after reading nysenate.gov in October 2026.
  7. We entered New York other cost: Publication after reading nysenate.gov in October 2026.
  8. We entered New York other cost: Certificate after reading dos.ny.gov in October 2026.
  9. We entered New York other cost: Tax after reading tax.ny.gov in October 2026.
  10. Mainstay Filing New York service page, entered November 13, 2026
  11. New York Registered Agent.ai pricing page, entered November 13, 2026
  12. NY Registered Agent.org pricing page, entered November 13, 2026